The statistics of dementia are staggering with an estimated 6.5 million people living with some form of dementia just in the United States. That figure will skyrocket with the aging baby boomer generation. In fact, researchers estimate by the year 2050, more than 115 million Americans could be living with a degenerative neurological disease resulting in dementia. With the growing number of cases comes a growing need for skilled care. More than likely, you have been assigned a patient with irreversible dementia who appears to have few or no new learning abilities. However, your task with this individual is to teach him/her skills such as locking her wheelchair brakes for safety, drinking liquids to prevent dehydration or increasing independence in toileting skills. As daunting as this task may seem, this session prepares you for success with these patients by introducing a multidisciplinary, hands-on approach called Skilled Intervention.